[jira] (MEAR-171) Full customization of FileNameMapping is needed (WTF is the "full" mode? This

["Darryl L. Miles (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

Darryl L. Miles created MEAR-171:
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             Summary: Full customization of FileNameMapping is needed (WTF is the "full" mode?  This
                 Key: MEAR-171
                 URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MEAR-171
             Project: Maven 2.x Ear Plugin
          Issue Type: Bug
    Affects Versions: 2.8
            Reporter: Darryl L. Miles


What is the logic with the seemingly non-standard conversion groupId by replacing '.' with '-' in the "full" mode ?  Surely this mode should have been called "full-with-groupId-rewrite".

The purpose of this decision should have been documented in the code, someone needs to do so or make this format obsolete.

Alternately the field should look at the maven-war-plugin and the ability to support mapping like:

@{groupId}@.@{artifactId}@@{dashClassifier?}@-@{version}@.@{extension}@

Also the ${project.finalName} and ${project.name} would be useful (taken out of the dependency's own POM, not the EAR project).

If this unusual replacement of groupId is required, then maybe @{groupIdReplaceDots}@ can be provided.


The problem is that the names used are IMPORTANT to know and automate because it maybe necessary to place them on the Class-Path in MANIFEST.MF files.

This non-standard choice needs to be explained because it really is non-intuitive and there are no other mechanisms across the maven plugins to manage and rewrite Class-Path values in accordance with this convention.  There is on the other hand clear ways to configure a project and decide on the output file names on a project by project basis.  This is what should be the default, what the project itself decided it wanted to be called like ${project.finalName}.

The Maven documentation should include complete example of this "full" behaviour along with explanation of why it is useful to the user.

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